Draft Marquina
The consensus in the opposition seems to be that we’re not going to win a snap election amid this huge surge in sympathy for Chávez and his memory. It makes little sense to run Capriles in conditions like these. It’s better to run a real bruiser, somebody with an acid tongue, who knows how to throw a punch – literally, if need be – and who can leave Maduro battered and bruised on his way to Miraflores…
Are you thinking what I’m thinking?!
Alfonso Marquina Presidente!
He won’t win. But he’ll relish his time in the spotlight.
Just a fantasy, I know. But still.
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